Peter Cherry
@peterjcherry.bsky.social
Assistant Director, @thebiaankara.bsky.social |Author&researcher: gender,migration,Turkish&UK literature&culture |Co-presenter Heritage Türkiye podcast |Chair of Adults with Dyscalculia Advisory Board, @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social |all views my own
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A huge thank you to Baroness Thornton for asking an oral question in the House of Lords today.
You can watch here -
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
(It is the first item on the agenda starting at 14:36:05)
What do you think the government needs to do?
#Dyscalculia #Dyscalculiaawarenes
You can watch here -
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
(It is the first item on the agenda starting at 14:36:05)
What do you think the government needs to do?
#Dyscalculia #Dyscalculiaawarenes
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A huge thank you to Baroness Thornton for asking an oral question in the House of Lords today.
You can watch here -
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
(It is the first item on the agenda starting at 14:36:05)
What do you think the government needs to do?
#Dyscalculia #Dyscalculiaawarenes
You can watch here -
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
(It is the first item on the agenda starting at 14:36:05)
What do you think the government needs to do?
#Dyscalculia #Dyscalculiaawarenes
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A packed conference room for the first session of the first workshop held as part of the @thebiaankara.bsky.social -led, @britishacademy.bsky.social -funded ‘Researching, Writing and Publishing on Gender, Culture and Society’ project, which aims to capacity-build Turkish Early Career Researchers.
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
A packed conference room for the first session of the first workshop held as part of the @thebiaankara.bsky.social -led, @britishacademy.bsky.social -funded ‘Researching, Writing and Publishing on Gender, Culture and Society’ project, which aims to capacity-build Turkish Early Career Researchers.
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Victoria Beckham has today shared that she has both #dyslexia and #dyscalculia. It is great to hear celebrities finally opening up about dyscalculia and raising #dyscalculiaawareness! Thank you!
uk.style.yahoo.com/kids-school-...
uk.style.yahoo.com/kids-school-...
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Victoria Beckham has today shared that she has both #dyslexia and #dyscalculia. It is great to hear celebrities finally opening up about dyscalculia and raising #dyscalculiaawareness! Thank you!
uk.style.yahoo.com/kids-school-...
uk.style.yahoo.com/kids-school-...
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Join me, @peterjcherry.bsky.social and @isilaygursu.bsky.social next Wednesday evening for a special webinar focused on the range of grants, scholarships and other opportunities available via @thebiaankara.bsky.social - biaa.ac.uk/events/webin...
October 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Join me, @peterjcherry.bsky.social and @isilaygursu.bsky.social next Wednesday evening for a special webinar focused on the range of grants, scholarships and other opportunities available via @thebiaankara.bsky.social - biaa.ac.uk/events/webin...
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From last week 📌📌
Amy Marie Spangler on the late Leyla Erbil's novel "What Remains", published soon by
@deepvellum.bsky.social
The book is a complex and dark vision of Istanbul's history, sweeping from the Byzantine era to 20th century Turkey
👇👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2025/09/02/a...
Amy Marie Spangler on the late Leyla Erbil's novel "What Remains", published soon by
@deepvellum.bsky.social
The book is a complex and dark vision of Istanbul's history, sweeping from the Byzantine era to 20th century Turkey
👇👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2025/09/02/a...
Amy Marie Spangler on Leyla Erbil’s dark vision of Istanbul’s history
Turkey Book Talk #252 – Amy Marie Spangler on the late great author Leyla Erbil’s What Remains. Amy co-translated the novel, along with Alev Ersan and Mark David Wyers, for an edition t…
turkeybooktalk.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
From last week 📌📌
Amy Marie Spangler on the late Leyla Erbil's novel "What Remains", published soon by
@deepvellum.bsky.social
The book is a complex and dark vision of Istanbul's history, sweeping from the Byzantine era to 20th century Turkey
👇👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2025/09/02/a...
Amy Marie Spangler on the late Leyla Erbil's novel "What Remains", published soon by
@deepvellum.bsky.social
The book is a complex and dark vision of Istanbul's history, sweeping from the Byzantine era to 20th century Turkey
👇👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2025/09/02/a...
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📆 BIAA LONDON LECTURE: An Arabesk Tryptych
Hybrid event
🗣 Prof Martin Stokes (King's College London)
📆Friday, 5th December 2025
⏰18:30 - 20 (London GMT)
📍Society of Antiquaries of London, London / Zoom
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/an-ar...
Hybrid event
🗣 Prof Martin Stokes (King's College London)
📆Friday, 5th December 2025
⏰18:30 - 20 (London GMT)
📍Society of Antiquaries of London, London / Zoom
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/an-ar...
September 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
📆 BIAA LONDON LECTURE: An Arabesk Tryptych
Hybrid event
🗣 Prof Martin Stokes (King's College London)
📆Friday, 5th December 2025
⏰18:30 - 20 (London GMT)
📍Society of Antiquaries of London, London / Zoom
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/an-ar...
Hybrid event
🗣 Prof Martin Stokes (King's College London)
📆Friday, 5th December 2025
⏰18:30 - 20 (London GMT)
📍Society of Antiquaries of London, London / Zoom
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/an-ar...
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Deadline : ToDAY
🚨 BIAA-led Workshops on Researching, Writing, and Publishing on Gender, Culture, and Society 🚨
➡ Call for Participants OPEN until September 13, 2025!
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Meet Associate Prof Cimen Gunay-Erkol (Özyeğin Üniversitesi), one of the tutors joining the project!
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📬 How to apply: biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...
➡ Call for Participants OPEN until September 13, 2025!
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Meet Associate Prof Cimen Gunay-Erkol (Özyeğin Üniversitesi), one of the tutors joining the project!
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📬 How to apply: biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...
September 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Deadline : ToDAY
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🚨📢 GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚨📢 GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
That’s all for the first season of Heritage Türkiye…But there will be a second season - so stay tuned!
🎧 Season 1 Wrap-Up!
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The BIAA Heritage Türkiye Podcast has been a huge success:
In this final episode, Dr Isilay Gursu and Dr Peter Cherry reflect on the season, share key takeaways, and look forward to Season 2!
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🎙️ Listen now via the links at biaa.ac.uk/publication/ht-podcast
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The BIAA Heritage Türkiye Podcast has been a huge success:
In this final episode, Dr Isilay Gursu and Dr Peter Cherry reflect on the season, share key takeaways, and look forward to Season 2!
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🎙️ Listen now via the links at biaa.ac.uk/publication/ht-podcast
August 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
That’s all for the first season of Heritage Türkiye…But there will be a second season - so stay tuned!
Apply for my @britishacademy.bsky.social funded International Writing Workshop Researching, Writing and Publishing on Gender, Culture & Society: Upskilling ECRs in Türkiye! Funding available for ECRs outside of Ankara. Deadline for applications: 13 September
Dr Peter Cherry has three questions for you:
1️⃣ Does your research engage with #gender?
2️⃣ Are you a final-year PhD student at a university in Türkiye?
3️⃣ Did you finish your PhD within the last five years at a university in Türkiye?
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Appply at biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...
1️⃣ Does your research engage with #gender?
2️⃣ Are you a final-year PhD student at a university in Türkiye?
3️⃣ Did you finish your PhD within the last five years at a university in Türkiye?
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Appply at biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...
August 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Apply for my @britishacademy.bsky.social funded International Writing Workshop Researching, Writing and Publishing on Gender, Culture & Society: Upskilling ECRs in Türkiye! Funding available for ECRs outside of Ankara. Deadline for applications: 13 September
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🚨 REMINDER
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Dr Peter Cherry, BIAA Assistant Director and PI of the Ottoman Mobilities project, reminds you to check out the project — and the upcoming application deadline!
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🔗 biaa.ac.uk/grants/postd...
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Dr Peter Cherry, BIAA Assistant Director and PI of the Ottoman Mobilities project, reminds you to check out the project — and the upcoming application deadline!
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🔗 biaa.ac.uk/grants/postd...
July 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 REMINDER
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Dr Peter Cherry, BIAA Assistant Director and PI of the Ottoman Mobilities project, reminds you to check out the project — and the upcoming application deadline!
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🔗 biaa.ac.uk/grants/postd...
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Dr Peter Cherry, BIAA Assistant Director and PI of the Ottoman Mobilities project, reminds you to check out the project — and the upcoming application deadline!
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🔗 biaa.ac.uk/grants/postd...
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Delighted to do this with @thebiaankara.bsky.social.
The Turkish experience is a harbinger for elsewhere - including the UK…..
@nottspolitics.bsky.social
The Turkish experience is a harbinger for elsewhere - including the UK…..
@nottspolitics.bsky.social
🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out!
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🎙️ Journalism, Academia and the ‘Securitisation of News’ with @drnataliemartin.bsky.social
Links via biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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#türkiyerelations #Politicaliscourse #misinformation #disinformation #malinformation
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🎙️ Journalism, Academia and the ‘Securitisation of News’ with @drnataliemartin.bsky.social
Links via biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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#türkiyerelations #Politicaliscourse #misinformation #disinformation #malinformation
July 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Delighted to do this with @thebiaankara.bsky.social.
The Turkish experience is a harbinger for elsewhere - including the UK…..
@nottspolitics.bsky.social
The Turkish experience is a harbinger for elsewhere - including the UK…..
@nottspolitics.bsky.social
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Delighted to be working with my colleague @peterjcherry.bsky.social on this new @thebiaankara.bsky.social led, @britishacademy.bsky.social funded project supporting Early Career Researchers in Türkiye working in interdisciplinary gender studies: biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...
May 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Delighted to be working with my colleague @peterjcherry.bsky.social on this new @thebiaankara.bsky.social led, @britishacademy.bsky.social funded project supporting Early Career Researchers in Türkiye working in interdisciplinary gender studies: biaa.ac.uk/call-for-par...
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Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of sitting in on the recording of a new episode of the @thebiaankara.bsky.social’s ‘Heritage Türkiye’ podcast, hosted by my friends and colleagues @isilaygursu.bsky.social and @peterjcherry.bsky.social. All episodes available here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
May 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of sitting in on the recording of a new episode of the @thebiaankara.bsky.social’s ‘Heritage Türkiye’ podcast, hosted by my friends and colleagues @isilaygursu.bsky.social and @peterjcherry.bsky.social. All episodes available here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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HYBRID TALK: Forests, Archives, Memory: Decolonizing Environmental Humanities through Turkish Literature
🗣Dr Deniz Gündoğan İbrişim
📆Tuesday, 25th March 2025
⏰14:30 - 16:30 (London GMT) 17:30 - 19:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
📍BIAA, Atatürk Bulvarı 154/1 and ONLINE
ℹ️ REGISTER at biaa.ac.uk/events/fores...
🗣Dr Deniz Gündoğan İbrişim
📆Tuesday, 25th March 2025
⏰14:30 - 16:30 (London GMT) 17:30 - 19:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
📍BIAA, Atatürk Bulvarı 154/1 and ONLINE
ℹ️ REGISTER at biaa.ac.uk/events/fores...
March 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
HYBRID TALK: Forests, Archives, Memory: Decolonizing Environmental Humanities through Turkish Literature
🗣Dr Deniz Gündoğan İbrişim
📆Tuesday, 25th March 2025
⏰14:30 - 16:30 (London GMT) 17:30 - 19:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
📍BIAA, Atatürk Bulvarı 154/1 and ONLINE
ℹ️ REGISTER at biaa.ac.uk/events/fores...
🗣Dr Deniz Gündoğan İbrişim
📆Tuesday, 25th March 2025
⏰14:30 - 16:30 (London GMT) 17:30 - 19:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
📍BIAA, Atatürk Bulvarı 154/1 and ONLINE
ℹ️ REGISTER at biaa.ac.uk/events/fores...
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Just finished the excellent ‘Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age’ by @raphcormack.bsky.social - a highly readable account of fakirism, spiritualism and occultism in the 20th century, approached through the lives of two key figures: Tahra Bey and Dr Dahesh.
April 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Just finished the excellent ‘Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age’ by @raphcormack.bsky.social - a highly readable account of fakirism, spiritualism and occultism in the 20th century, approached through the lives of two key figures: Tahra Bey and Dr Dahesh.
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Please share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in Undergrad & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK.
Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽
www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽
www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
Palestinian Scholarship
www.gold.ac.uk
April 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Please share in your networks. Goldsmiths, UoL are offering 5 scholarships in Undergrad & MA courses for Palestinian students. The scholarships include: tuition fee waiver, £19,550 allowance, return trip to & from the UK.
Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽
www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
Eligibility details & further info at link👇🏽
www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
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From the archive 🎧⌛️
Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul’s sociopolitical currents in her wonderful graphic novel “Evil Eyes Sea” (@unciv.bsky.social)
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/07/16/o...
Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul’s sociopolitical currents in her wonderful graphic novel “Evil Eyes Sea” (@unciv.bsky.social)
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/07/16/o...
Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul’s sociopolitical currents
Turkey Book Talk #223 – Ozge Samanci, artist and associate professor at Northwestern University, on her new graphic novel “Evil Eyes Sea” (Uncivilized Books). The semi-autobiographical story i…
turkeybooktalk.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
From the archive 🎧⌛️
Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul’s sociopolitical currents in her wonderful graphic novel “Evil Eyes Sea” (@unciv.bsky.social)
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/07/16/o...
Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul’s sociopolitical currents in her wonderful graphic novel “Evil Eyes Sea” (@unciv.bsky.social)
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/07/16/o...
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🚨📢 OPPORTUNITIES TO #FUND YOUR TRAVELS AND RESEARCH 🚨📢
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨📢 OPPORTUNITIES TO #FUND YOUR TRAVELS AND RESEARCH 🚨📢
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
Today is #dyscalculiaday !
Life isn’t always easy as someone with dyscalculia and there is far too little awareness of it
Today @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social launched resources for employers to support staff with dyscalculia. Proud to have been involved:
dyscalculianetwork.com/dyscalculia-in…
Life isn’t always easy as someone with dyscalculia and there is far too little awareness of it
Today @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social launched resources for employers to support staff with dyscalculia. Proud to have been involved:
dyscalculianetwork.com/dyscalculia-in…
March 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today is #dyscalculiaday !
Life isn’t always easy as someone with dyscalculia and there is far too little awareness of it
Today @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social launched resources for employers to support staff with dyscalculia. Proud to have been involved:
dyscalculianetwork.com/dyscalculia-in…
Life isn’t always easy as someone with dyscalculia and there is far too little awareness of it
Today @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social launched resources for employers to support staff with dyscalculia. Proud to have been involved:
dyscalculianetwork.com/dyscalculia-in…
Brilliant article outlining policy priorities on #dyscalculia by Baroness Bull. It is hard to over emphasise how important this is. If you read one thing today on #dyscalculiaday, let it be this
We are happy to share this article published today for #dyscalculiaday
Baroness Bull is keen to raise not just awareness of #dyscalculia but also to advocate for change.
You can read the article here -https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/dyscalculic-children-let-down-too-long
Baroness Bull is keen to raise not just awareness of #dyscalculia but also to advocate for change.
You can read the article here -https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/dyscalculic-children-let-down-too-long
March 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Brilliant article outlining policy priorities on #dyscalculia by Baroness Bull. It is hard to over emphasise how important this is. If you read one thing today on #dyscalculiaday, let it be this
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Great to see the BIAA, our chair James Crow, Ender Peker & Akgün İlhan featured in this article for the BBC on water sustainability in Istanbul bbc.in/3XfbfIu
For more on this topic, listen to the latest episode of Heritage Türkiye with Dr Peker on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts: surl.li/lwjgze
For more on this topic, listen to the latest episode of Heritage Türkiye with Dr Peker on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts: surl.li/lwjgze
What happens if Istanbul's water supplies run dry?
Istanbul is one of the world's biggest cities, growing larger still every year. Its rapid expansion is putting enormous stress on its water supplies.
bbc.in
February 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Great to see the BIAA, our chair James Crow, Ender Peker & Akgün İlhan featured in this article for the BBC on water sustainability in Istanbul bbc.in/3XfbfIu
For more on this topic, listen to the latest episode of Heritage Türkiye with Dr Peker on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts: surl.li/lwjgze
For more on this topic, listen to the latest episode of Heritage Türkiye with Dr Peker on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts: surl.li/lwjgze
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What do you think about this mornings news of potential changes to #GCSEMaths?
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
What would you like to see in place for learners with #dyscalculia #mathsdifficulties ?
@petetalksstuff.bsky.social @peterjcherry.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
What would you like to see in place for learners with #dyscalculia #mathsdifficulties ?
@petetalksstuff.bsky.social @peterjcherry.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What do you think about this mornings news of potential changes to #GCSEMaths?
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
What would you like to see in place for learners with #dyscalculia #mathsdifficulties ?
@petetalksstuff.bsky.social @peterjcherry.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/85f7...
What would you like to see in place for learners with #dyscalculia #mathsdifficulties ?
@petetalksstuff.bsky.social @peterjcherry.bsky.social
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Heritage Türkiye is back! In this episode, Dr Ender Peker talks about his research into sustainable water management across Türkiye.
YouTube: youtu.be/2lyPBZ_Jz0I?si…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7l6vs8���
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her…
YouTube: youtu.be/2lyPBZ_Jz0I?si…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7l6vs8���
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her…
February 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Heritage Türkiye is back! In this episode, Dr Ender Peker talks about his research into sustainable water management across Türkiye.
YouTube: youtu.be/2lyPBZ_Jz0I?si…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7l6vs8���
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her…
YouTube: youtu.be/2lyPBZ_Jz0I?si…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7l6vs8���
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her…
Recorded a personal conversation with @accessiblenumbers.bsky.social about my experiences of #dyscalculia. It’s taken me time to share as it touches on how deeply dyscalculia has shaped me, as always @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social is here to help!
Dyscalculia in adulthood with @peterjcherry.bsky.social.
We discuss what #dyscalculia is, the stigma around #MathsAnxiety, gender stereotypes in maths education and the need for greater awareness and acceptance.
Timestamps, links and transcript: accessiblenumbers.com/dyscalculia-...
We discuss what #dyscalculia is, the stigma around #MathsAnxiety, gender stereotypes in maths education and the need for greater awareness and acceptance.
Timestamps, links and transcript: accessiblenumbers.com/dyscalculia-...
January 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Recorded a personal conversation with @accessiblenumbers.bsky.social about my experiences of #dyscalculia. It’s taken me time to share as it touches on how deeply dyscalculia has shaped me, as always @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social is here to help!